Michael Duffy
Legal Director
Michael specialises in Energy and Infrastructure finance, impact investment and sustainable finance across Europe and Africa, advising lenders, stakeholders and developers in project and asset finance transactions and acquisitions/divestments in the renewable energy, infrastructure and oil and gas markets.
Michael's experience
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Advised Ithaca Energy Inc: in relation to its £2.5bn IPO and Main Market listing on the London Stock Exchange.
- £2.5bn
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising SOLA Assets, which was selected by Tronox Mineral Sands (Pty) Ltd for the development, construction, operation and maintenance of 200 MW of solar PV projects. The Projects consist of two 100 MW solar PV facilities. The solar PV facilities are located near Lichtenburg in the North-West Province.
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Athora Ireland plc on its transfer of a book of variable annuity policies to Monument Life Insurance DAC, with assets under management valued at nearly €1 billion for circa 13,000 customers.
- €1bn
- Ireland
- Financial Services
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Advising a joint venture between Irish based developer BNRG Renewables and French developer Neoen International on the financing for Hilltown, Hortland and Millvale solar farms in Irish counties: Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. This is the second portfolio of solar projects to reach financial close in Ireland. The solar farms are supported under the Irish government scheme for renewables and have a combined capacity of 58 Megawatts.
- Ireland
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited on the entry into an up to £1,225,000,000 reserve based lending facility and provided support on the offering of £625,000,000 senior secured notes due 2026 by Ithaca Energy (North Sea) PLC.
- £1.2bn
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised LDV on the refinancing of Harburnhead wind farm, a 51.7MW wind farm located in West Lothian, Scotland. We had previously acted on the original financing in 2016. We were instructed to prepare a due diligence report on the project, to be shared with the incoming lender. In addition, we were instructed to assist on the drafting and negotiation of the new finance documents and the release of the existing securities.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised Gresham House Renewable Energy LP on its acquisition of Inverclyde Windfarm Limited, which owns the 24MW Inverclyde wind farm, from BayWa r.e. This included advice on the acquisition plus the setting up of the new fund.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Acted for funders on the replacement of Carillion as the facilities management provider after the Carillion insolvency across their portfolio.
- United Kingdom
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Advised Zamo Capital's investment in Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), a specialist impact investment manager focused on social housing.
- United Kingdom
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